Gate.



Na. 642,205. PatentedlamBD, 1900.

s. n. CAMPBELL.

GATE.

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, S. 0. GAMPBELL.

BATE.

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6050A (Q-Cangoelt I UNITED STATES PA'IENT OFFIcE.

SOLON OlVEN CAMPBELL, OF EAST PERU, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO L. PETT-INGILL, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

GATE.-

SPECIFIGATTON forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,205, dated January 30, 1900-.

Application iiled .Tune 8, 1899. Serial No. 719,787. (No man;

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I,So oN OWEN CnMPBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Peru, in the county of Madison and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to'which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to gates of the class which are adapted to swing open from either side and which are operated by means of levers extending within convenient reach to be actuated prior to the person reaching thega'te, said levers also serving as closing means.

The improvement resides, chiefly, in the operative connections between the inner ends of the lovers andthe gate, whereby the latter is elevated and thenswung either to-the right or to the left, according'to the position of the lever pulled upon. l-

For a full understanding of the merits, advantages, and details of construction of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and the drawings hereto attached.

While the operated means illustrated are preferred, nevertheless it is to be understood that in practicalizing the invention various changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the drawings forming a part of the application, Figure 1 is a perspective "view of a swinging gate, showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view showing the relation of the parts when the gate is open. Fig. 3 is a detail section in plan. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the swingbeam, swing-sleeves, and interlocking pins cooperating with the said parts. Fig. 5 is a section about on the line X X of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail View in perspectiveof the di vided sleeve, swing-beam, and interlocking pins, the parts being separated and disposed in a group. Fig. 7 is a detail view of a rollerbearing, forming a hinge member.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The hinge-post 1 and latch-post 2 are located at opposite sides of the roadway or opening closed by means of the gate 3. The hinge-post is provided at its upper end with a cross-beam 4, to the outer ends of which the operating-levers 5 are pivoted at a point between their ends, the outer extremities of the operating-levers being provided with pullcords 6 and their inner ends with plates 7, apertured to receive eyebolts 8, which are connected by means of chains or like means with the terminals of the swing-beam 10.

The plates 7 project slightly beyond the inner extremities of the operating-levers, and

the eyebolts 8 have swivel connection therewith, thereby preventing twisting or kinking of the chains 9 or like flexible connections.

Long staples or analogous devices 11 and 12 are applied to the side of the hinge-post fac ing the roadway and constitute hinge memgate 3 and'adapted to secure the gate when closed. The stops 13 are beveled at their outer ends to enable the stops 14: to ride thereon when the gate is closing from either direction. When'the gate is shut, the stops 14 engage with the stops 13 and prevent sagging of the gate and support the same at its free endat the top and at the bottom.

1 The gate, which may be of any form, is

shown as composed of a rectangular-shaped frame strengthened by oppositely-disposed braces 15 and 16, connecting with the lower corners of the frame and with the upper bar a short distance from the hinge end of the gate. The hinge members applied to the gate are or similar formation and consist of elbow-shaped I and the adjacent end bar of the gate.

ployed in their formation.

cured to the hinge-post by means of gains and irons or castings 17, which are fitted to the inner corners of the gate, said irons comprising parallel members spaced apart and embracing the sides of the gate and firmly attached thereto. The terminal portions of the parallel members of the parts 17'are closed. The vertical extensions or arms of the parts 17 are applied to the gate, whereas the horizontal extensions project from the inner end of the gate and receive grooved rollers 18, which cooperate with the staples or hinge members 11 and 12, the upper roller being disposed to engage with the inner side of the staple 11 and come between the latter and the hinge-post and the lower grooved roller engaging with the outer side of the staple or grooved member 12 and coming between it It will thus be seen that the rollers are located at different distances from the inner end of the gate corresponding to the difference in distance of the staples or hinge members 11 and 12 from the hinge-post, whereby when the gate is closed it will occupy a horizontal or normal position and whereby when the gate is swung open from either side its outer or free end will rise to a higher level than the inner end of the gate.

Supporting-arms 19 are attached to opposite sides of the hinge-post, about on a level with the upper portion, and project horizontally from the hinge-post toward the roadway from slightly-divergent lines. These arms 19 are preferably formed of wood, although this is not essential, as any material may be em- The arms are sea bolt 20, the latter passing through corresponding openings in the said arms and post. Bearings 2l are attached to the outer ends of the arms 19 and are disposed upon divergent lines preferably constituting radii from the vertical axis about which the gate swings. These bearings are located in the same hori zontal plane and receive journals 22, having bearing-sleeves 23 at their outer ends, said journals having a limited longitudinal movement in the bearings and lateral play, so as to admit of the sleeves 23 adapting themselves to the direction of strain without binding. The sleeves 23 are of frusto-conical form, their smaller ends being uppermost and their larger ends pendent. The journals 22 project laterally from the upper ends of the sleeves, thereby permitting the latter to normally occupy a vertical position. The openings 24 through the sleeves 23 aretapering, the direction of flare being inverse to the taper of the external surface of the sleeves. The smaller ends of the openings 24 open through the larger or lower ends of the sleeves. The Walls of the openings 24 intersect with the external surface of the sleeves, whereby a sharp edge is provided at the upperends of the sleeves to obviate the lodgment of any foreign matter thereon and whereby water, snow, and the like are shed.

The swing-beam 10 is composed of companion members defiected in opposite directions midway of their ends and provided centrally with openings 25 in coincident relation, the outer ends of the said members being correspondingly apertured to receive the upper ends of the interlocking pins 26, which pass therethrough and receive clamp-nuts 27, by means of which the terminal portions of the parts comprising the swing-beam are secured. The members or parts of the swing-beam receive between them the upper bar of the gate and the divided sleeve 28, mounted upon said bar. The sleeve 28 is divided longitudinally, and the halves are provided intermediate of their extremities with pins 29, which are adapted to pass through the openings 25 of the members comprising the swing-beam and upon which the latter is free to turn. The sections of the sleeve 28 are held together between the members of the swing-beam. A collar or shoulder 30 is applied to the upper bar of the gate and, with the upper iron or casting 1'7, prevents longitudinal movement of the divided sleeve and swing-beam upon the gate.

The pins, 26 are shouldered at their upper ends, as shown at 31, to receive and support the lower member of the swing-beam, and the portions beyond the shoulders are threaded to receive the clamp-nuts 27. The members of the swing-beam are clamped between the shoulders 31 and the nut 27. Eyes 32 are formed at the upper ends of the pins 26 and receive the lower ends of the chains or flexilole connections 9, by means of which said pins 26 are joined to the inner ends of the opcrating-levers 5. The pins 26 taper toward their lower ends and incline toward the hingepost and terminate in heads 33, which are made conical and are disposed wholly at one side of the pins. As stated, the pins 26 incline toward the hinge-post at their lower ends, and in order to secure the desired results it has been found necessary to locate the heads 33 at the side of the pins remote from the hinge-post and facing the roadway.

The sleeves 23 and the pins 26 are relatively disposed andproportioned,so that when the gate is closed the pins 26 will rest within the sleeves, with their heads 33 projecting a short distance beyond the lower ends of said sleeves. By having the heads 33 made conical and the openings 24 of the sleeves upwardly flaring the pins are readily directed into the sleeves when the gate is closing in either direction. By having the pins 26 relatively inclined, as set forth, the heads 33 are enabled to clear the lower ends of the sleeves when pulling directly upon the pins in an upward direction. When it is required to open the gate, one or the otherof the operatinglevers 5 is actuated and withdraws the pin 26, connected therewith, from its cooperating sleeve. The swing-beam l0, acting as a lever of the second order, lifts the gate and causes a disengagement of the stops 13 and 14, and a continued upward movement of the rising end of the swing-beam causes the gate to swing open away from the lever being operated. The gate receives an initial impetus, which is sufficient to carry it beyond the dead-point. Hence in opening and closing the gate it is necessary to operate the levers 5 quickly and release them before the gate reaches the dead- .point, whereby the momentum imparted to the gate will carry it beyond the dead-point and open to its fullest extent. When the pulling force is applied to one of the pins by the application of power to the operating-lever connected therewith, said pin will leave its sleeve, and in so doing the end of the swing-beam attached to the moving pin will simultaneously move upward and inward or toward the hinge-post, thereby causing the opposite end of the swing-beam to move outward or away from the hinge-post and cause the head 33 of the pin attached thereto to en gage underits cooperating sleeve and prevent the withdrawal of the pin therefrom. When the gate is open, the swingbeam will 'be in-' verted, and the chain or flexible connection attached to the lever 5 adjacent to the gate when open will pass around the upper bar of the gate. Hence a pull upon the outer end of either of the operating-levers 5 will serve to close the gate. When the gate swings to, the pin 26, previously disengaged from its cooperating sleeve, will enter thelatter, thereby returning theparts to anormal position,as shown in Fig. 1, when the gate may be opened from either approach in the manner set forth. The hinge members between the gate and binge post are disposed so as to support the gate in either an open or closed position.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In operating mechanism for gates, a beam applied directly to the gate and provided with terminal interlocking devices, corre sponding interlocking devices disposed upon opposite sides of the plane of the gate and adapted to cooperate with the interlocking devices of the said beam to effect an opening of the gate, and operating means for actuating said beam when it is required to open or shut the gate, substantially as set forth.

2. In operating mechanism for gates, a swing-beam applied to the gate and provided with terminal interlocking devices, corresponding interlockingdevices provided at the sides of the gate to cooperate with the interlocking devices ofthe spring-beam and mounted for movement therewith, and operating means for actuating the swing-beam to effect an opening and closing of the gate, substantially as specified.

3. In gate-operating mechanism,-.a beam mounted upon the gate midway of its ends so as to swing vertically and horizontally, interlocking devices applied to the end portions of the said beam, corresponding interlocking devices at opposite sides of the plane of the gate adapted to cooperate with the interlocking devices of the beam and mounted to turn therewith, and operating means for actuating the said beam, substantially as set forth.

4. In gate-operating mechanism, a sleeve applied to the gate, a beam mounted to turn with and upon said sleeve, cooperating inter locking devices at opposite sides of the plane of the gate, a set of interlocking devices be ing applied to the said beam, and operating means for actuating the beam, substantially as described.

5. In actuating mechanism for gates, a divided sleeve applied to a bar of the gate, a

beam having its middle portion separated and embracing the parts of the sleeve and holding them in place and movable with and upon the said sleeve, cooperating interlocking devices at opposite sides of the gate, a set thereof being applied directly to the beam, and operating means for the said beam, substantially as set forth.

6; In operating mechanism for gates, a sleeve applied to a bar of the gate, a swingbeam composed of upper and lower parts embracing the said sleeve and mounted for move ment therewith and thereon,means for securing the parts of the beam, cooperatinginterlocking devices at opposite sides of the gate, a set thereof being applied to the said beam, and actuating means for the beam to effect an opening and closing of the gate.

7. In gate-operating mechanism, adivided sleeve applied to a bar of the gate, and provided with upper and lower pins, a beam composed of parts embracing the sections of the divided sleeve and centrally apertured to receive the pins thereof, said members of the beam having their terminal portions brought together and apertured, interlocking devices serving to connect the end portions of the aforesaid members, other interlocking devices arranged at the sides of the gate for cooperati'on with the interlocking devices of the said beam,and means for actuating the beam, substantially as described.

8. In operating mechanism for gates, a

swing-beam applied to the gate, interlocking pins applied to the end portions of the swingbeam, pendent sleeves at the sides of the gate to cooperate with the interlocking pins, and operating means for actuating the spring beam, substantially as set forth. 9. In gate-operating mechanism of the class described, a swing-beam applied to the gate, vertically-arranged pins applied to the terminal portions of the swingbeam and having interlocking heads at their lower ends, and swing-sleeves disposed for cooperation with said pins, substantially as set forth.

10. In gate-operating mechanism of the character set forth, a swing-beam, pins pendent from the end portionsof the swing-beam and provided at their lower ends with heads projecting wholly from one side of the pins,

I and swing'sleeves arranged to cooperate with the said pins, substantially as specified.

11. In' gate-operating mechanism of the operate with the said pins and having the V openings therein upwardly flared, as and for the purpose specified.

13. I11 gate operating mechanism of the character specified, a swing-beam, pins pendent from the end portions of the swing-beam and having heads at their lower ends, and swing-sleeves of frusto-conical form arranged to cooperate with the aforesaid pins, and having upwardly-flaring openings, substantially as described.

14. In gate-operating mechanism of the type described, a swing-beam, pendent pins having conical heads at their lower ends disposed wholly to one side thereof, and pendent swing-sleeves of frustoconical form and having upwardly flaring openings therethrough, substantially as specified.

15. In gate-operating mechanism of the character set forth, a swing-beam, inclined pins pendent from the end portion of the swing-beam and having conical heads at form and having upwardly-flaring openings therethrough, substantially as set forth.

16. In gate-operating mechanism of the class specified, a swing-beam, interlocking pins pendent from the end portions of the swing-beam, sleeves for cooperation with the said interlocking pins, and divergent journals projecting from the said sleeves and loosely mounted in corresponding bearings, substantially as set forth.

17. In gate-operating mechanism of the character specified, a divided sleeve applied to a bar of the gate and having verticallydisposed pins, a swing-beam composed of cor responding members having their middle portions spaced and receiving between-them the divided sleeve and apertured to receive the pins thereof, interlocking pins extending through openings in the ends of the said members, clamping devices applied to the pins for securing the ends of said members, swing-sleeves disposed to cooperate with the interlocking pins, and operating devices connected with the said interlocking pins for actuating the swing-beam, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLON OWEN CAMPBELL. [L. 8.1

\Vitnesses:

ROBERT A. GREENE, ROBERT E. MooRE. 

